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Discuss salary expectations
Compensation Expectations
Context
You are interviewing for an onsite Machine Learning Engineer role. The interviewer asks for your compensation expectations. Compensation is base salary only.
Questions
- What base salary range are you targeting?
- How did you determine this range (data sources, assumptions, and rationale)?
- Are you open to discussing trade-offs involving bonus or benefits (e.g., sign-on bonus, PTO, 401(k) match) in lieu of a higher base?
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Discuss salary expectations
Compensation Expectations
Context
You are interviewing for an onsite Machine Learning Engineer role. The interviewer asks for your compensation expectations. Compensation is base salary only.
Questions
- What base salary range are you targeting?
- How did you determine this range (data sources, assumptions, and rationale)?
- Are you open to discussing trade-offs involving bonus or benefits (e.g., sign-on bonus, PTO, 401(k) match) in lieu of a higher base?